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Equal work, she's against. she's against raising the money mum wage. and women represent two-thirds of minimum wage workers. so again, i could talk about a whole slew of policies, including a woman's right to choose. a majority of women and majority of americans in this country agree with a woman's right to choose. >> those are all fair game. there's a lot there. yes, hillary clinton being glamorized and put on the cover of "vogue" magazine and partying and being held up as this great feminist icon. >> she's also polling much higher. let's be fair on that end. >> that is true. although i will ...

Transition in american culture about women being the heads of households. tell us about the nature of the households, the financial bur n burdens and why they care. >> 40% of households have women as the sole or primary bred winner. more than half of households in this country, the women's wages are essential to the ability of that household to keep its head above water. the reality is, two-thirds of minimum wage workers are women. these are workers who don't get health care benefits. they are working at poverty wages. the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. women across the country are ver...

About $15,000 a year. how the greatest country in the world let people work full time but still live below the poverty line. >> not only is it below the poverty line issue but that minimum wage today is 25% below what it was in 1968 if you adjust for inflation. and those people below the poverty line you know we provide medicare and housing assistance and we provide food stamps. taxpayers are subsidizing korps corporations that refuse to provide their workers a minimum wage. and by the way, these are not just teenagers. most minimum wage workers today are major breadwinners for their family. t...

Morality. it's a fight about decency, it's a fight about dignity. it's a fight about whether everyone in this country is going to be if they work full time or have a decent job. >> former labor secretary joins demonstrators today at a mcdonald's in oakland calling for a $15 minimum wage. protesters planned for more than 2,000 cities to have a protest. protesting and striking minimum wage workers have really shaped the political conversation around income inequality. a conversation that is now somewhat remarkably happening in the presidential campaign on both the republican and democratic sides...

The fight for a $15 minimum is not just a fight about higher wages, it's a fight about morality. it's a fight about decency, it's a fight about dignity. it's a fight about whether everyone in this country is going to be, if they work full time or have a decent job. >> former labor secretary joins demonstrators today at a mcdonald's in oakland calling for a $15 minimum wage. protesters planned for more than 2,000 cities to have a protest. protesting and striking minimum wage workers have really shaped the political conversation around income inequality. a conversation that is now somewhat remar...